linux-kernel - Re: + smack-version-11c-simplified-mandatory-access-control-kernel.patch added to -mm tree

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Date:	Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:51:59 -0500
From:	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, casey@...aufler-ca.com,
	chrisw@...s-sol.org, darwish.07@...il.com, jmorris@...ei.org,
	method@...icmethod.com, morgan@...nel.org, paul.moore@...com
Subject: Re: +
	smack-version-11c-simplified-mandatory-access-control-kernel.patch added to
	-mm tree

On Wed, 2007-11-21 at 09:48 -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting akpm@...ux-foundation.org (akpm@...ux-foundation.org):
> > +/*
> > + * There are not enough CAP bits available to make this
> > + * real, so Casey borrowed the capability that looks to
> > + * him like it has the best balance of similarity amd
> > + * low use.
> > + */
> > +#define CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE
> 
> Hey Casey,
> 
> note that 64-bit capabilities are now in -mm, so you could grab your own
> capability.

Which brings up an interesting question - what to do with
security-module-specific capabilities?  CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE is specific to
Smack - other MAC modules like SELinux won't honor it.  Maybe it should
be CAP_SMACK_OVERRIDE.

-- 
Stephen Smalley
National Security Agency

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